Cab for electric locomotives



Jan. l, 1935. c. c. c. BURKHARDT 1,986,042

I CAB FOR ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES Filed Feb. 4, 1952 l Patented Jan. 1,y 1935 UNITED ASTATESf'm'lelv'r OFFICE l 4i CAB Foa4 ELECTRIC 'LocMorIvEs conrad c. c. Burkhardt, .rhiiaaeiphiara Applicatipn February 4, 1932, serial No. 590,932

1 Claim.

My invention relates to certain improvements in cabs for electric locomotives of the type having an operators compartment at each end of the cab and a space between the two compartments for the mechanism of the locomotive,

It has been the practice heretofore in designing the cabs of electric locomotives to extend the cab vthe full length of the frame and tomake the sides the full width of the frame, the Sides being on the same plane throughout. j

Usually each operators compartment has Windows at the front for front vision and side windows are also provided, but in this type of cab no means was provided for allowing the operator to have a clear vision of the train at the rear of the locomotive, unless he leans out of a side window, which is very dangerous. f

The object of my invention is to provide for rear observation for the operator when occupyingV a compartment at either end of the cab. This object I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of an electric locomotive of the type having an operators compartment at each end of the cab and illustrating my invention;

i Fig. 2 is a sectional plan View on the'line 2 2, Fig. 1. 25 Y Referring to the drawing, 1 is the cab of an lelectric locomotive' which extends the full length At each end of the cabal is an operators com- 4 partment 4 and 4a and in the space 6 between the two operators compartments is located the mechanism of the locomotive.

The side walls of thecab eiiten'd tothe roof 10 which is of an yeven height throughout.

(Cl. 10S- 456) In vorder to provide means whereby the operator in either compartment can observe the vtrain at the rear, one side of each compartment is exy tended beyond the side walls of the cab fas v,at 4b and in the rear wall of the extension 4b vof veach compartment is a window opening-5. The wall is s preferably inclined as shown to provide for a wide window. The extension rof one compartment is on the opposite side of the cab from the exten-'- sion of the other compartment so that the `013erator. on turning around can havea clear View along the Yside of the cab and the train at the rear of the locomotive. The side of each compartment opposite the extension is iiush with the side wall of thecab so that the rear view from either end of the cab is unobstructed.

The operators'seat 9 is at'the extension of the i cab and directly infront of the seat is the front window opening 7 and in the side of the extension isa window 8. In the opposite side of the compartment in the present instance, Iis a window opening 8a and an additional window opening 7a is provided at the front.

I claim: j i.. The combination in a cab forelectric locomotives, of a base frame, an operators compartment at each end of the cab, the cab having a space between the two operators compartments for the mechanism of the locomotive; the cab eX- tending substantially the full width of the base frame, each operators compartment having a f vrlateral extension beyond one side of the cab, the

extension having a rear window opening, the extension of the operators compartmentfat one.. 

